Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-18
Bad Case Of False imprisonment.

merchant, arrived in this city yester-
day from Cuba, after an experience
there which he will not soon forget, /
and for which he viii ask the United
| States to demand of the Spanish Gov
| eminent the sum of $4,000. kauff-
man left this city in the early part of
last month for Mexico, and when at
| Vera Cruz obtained a passport to Cuba
| for himself and an interpreter named
| John Fura. Immediately upon his
| arrival in Havana a Spanish officer APP
| oroached him, and without an explana-
| ton of any kind, logged him off to Jail
| and locked him up. 1t was some time
| before he comprehended the situation,
but he explained as best he could that
there was a mistake somewhere. he
did not at first mind the matter,
thinking that his explanation would
result in his release in a very short
time. Two or three days passed, and
he was still confined in Jail, having no
place wherein to lie but the tagging
of his cell, and being furnished with
nothing more substantial in the way
of food than the prison fare OF bread
and water. He learned that he had
been arrested, and the charge against
him was that be had swindled mer-
chants in the City Of Mexico to the
extent of $27 1000. He had been ar
rested as a man named Meyer, and
the clue upon which the Spanish
| authorities made the arrest was fur
nished by his first name, and the fact
that the swindler was of the same rae
as himself. For twelve days, and as
many nights, Kaufman was confined
in a Spanish dungeon, and after the
first few days found himself well nigh
starved, and exhausted by sleeping on
the rough stone tagging. An officer
at last arrived from Mexico, who, after
examining him, declared he was not
the man he was looking for. On this
the Cuban authorities permitted his
release, and he was sent off without a
word OF apology or explanation.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Senate-
Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee on the
Centennial Celebration OF the Consti-
tuition reported a resolution that it is ex-
pected that the Centennial Anniversary
Inauguration of the Constitution will
be celebrated in April, 1889, by an adj
dress to be delivered before the Presi-
dent of the United States and the two
Houses of Congress by the Chief
Justice of the United States, to which
representatives for the foreign Govern
ments shall be invited, and that the
occasion will be further celebrated by
suitable civic or military observances,
the details thereof to be settled here
after. Adopted.
Mr.. Edmunds called attention to
the bill introduced by him, and refer
redto the Postoffice Committee, provid-
ing for Government postal telegraphy.
He wished the committee to report it
either favorably or unfavorably, so
that he might try to get the judgment
of the Senate upon it.
House-Yeas, 115; nays, 1877, re-
fused to take up the the Iterstate Com
merce conference report, to the
exclusion of motions to suspend the
rules.
General Organization OF Coal
Miners
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-THE Press
tomorrow will say that a gigantic
scheme for the general organization OF
all the coal miners and mine lahorers
of the United States, under one ban
ner, is now being accomplished by the
Knights of Labor. 1t will be the
most powerful and far-extending asso-
citation ever known in the country,
and is expected eventually to absorb
and supercede the present ~organiza-
ton among that class of workmen.
The purpose in view of the organiza-
ton is not an immediate demand for
higher wages or shorter hours, but to
establish a mutual understanding for
concerted action in other directions.
Relief for Southern states.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE Ohio
Legislature has adopted a joint resolu-
ton requesting their Senators and
Congressman to urge the passage OF
the bill introduced by Congressman
Price of Wisconsin, which would re-
fund to the Northern States the
amounts paid by them on the direct
war tax assessed August 5, 1861, and
would relieve the Southern States pro-
portions assessed against them, and
still unpaid. The amount of the APP
preparation to carry this into effect
will not exceed $4,000, 900.
Death OF Gen. w. b. Haxen. -
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Gen. w. B.
Hazen, Chief Signal Officer Of the
United States Army, died at Washing
ton, d. G. OF diabetes, at 8 O'Clock
this evening. He has suffered from
diabetes tor some years, hut Of late
had improved in health and strength,
and hopes were entertained of his
complete recovery. He was, taken
sick On Thursday. sa
McQuade Gone TO Sing Sing.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE convicted
Doodle Alderman, Arthur McQuade,
was taken from the Tombs prison a
few minutes after l o'clock p. NJ. by
two deputy Sheriffs, who accompanied
| him in q coach tn the Grand Capfral